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The rain-slicked streets of Gotham glittered like shattered glass under the dim glow of streetlamps, each puddle reflecting a fractured world of neon and shadow. Inside Wayne Manor, the air was thick with the scent of old wood, polished leather, and the faint tang of ozone from the training room's floodlights. You stood at the center of the mat, your breath ragged, your limbs trembling from exhaustion. The echoes of your earlier failures still rang in your ears—each misstep, each clumsy block, each time you hit the floor. Across from you, Bruce Wayne stood motionless, his silhouette carved from stone. He didn't move to help you up. He just waited. The silence stretched, heavy as the batcave's darkness, until he finally spoke, his voice low and steady, cutting through the haze of your se…